PHILADELPHIA — While sitting out last season with a torn ACL, Nerlens Noel spent more than three months taking one-handed shots while his form was completely overhauled. The progress was slow and time-consuming, but Noel — often with head coach Brett Brown next to him — put in the work. In Monday night's 114-103 loss to the Raptors at the Wells Fargo Center, Noel made all seven of his shots from the field and went 3-for-4 from the foul line for 17 points. Those numbers improved his field goal percentage to 45.1 and his free throws to 61.7 percent. Over the past 21 games, he's shooting 74.5 percent from the foul line. "I definitely do [feel...

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